Francis BECKSTEAD, JR.

Birth:
4 Jul 1810
Williamsburg, Canada
Death:
1848
Missouri River, Iowa
Marriage:
1829
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. Beckstead Gen. p. 39, 44 Patron File - Archives
Mary BECKSTEAD
Birth:
15 Sep 1810
Williamsburg, Canada
Death:
1867
Belver, Ne
Children
Marriage
1
Orin Mortimer BECKSTEAD
Birth:
2 Feb 1830
Williamsburg, Dundas, Canada
Death:
31 Jan 1912
G.A.R. Cemetery, Carson City, Carson City, Nevada
2
Sidney Marcus BECKSTEAD
Birth:
19 Mar 1832
Williamsburg, Dundas, Canada
Death:
7 Aug 1864
14 Miles From Pl, Colorado
Annie Susannah JACKSON 
Marr:
8 Mar 1862
Salt Lake City, Ut (Endowment  
Notes:
                   DEATH:
    After the death of his father, Sidney Marcus went to the Salt Lake Valley with his Uncle Alexander and George Wesley Beckstead. In the Spring of 1864, he was called as a mechanic to go back to the Missouri River with Capt. John Murdock's company of teamsters.  While on this trip he visited his mother and other relatives in Sarpin County, Nebraska, on the river.  On the return trip, he must have stood his rifle in a bush while he mounted his horse.  They found him on the ground by his horse, shot in the head, the barrel of his gun clutched in his hand.  The captain said the hammer of the gun had caught in the bush and discharged killing him instantly.  They buried him by the side of the
3
Alexander D. BECKSTEAD
Birth:
12 Apr 1834
Williamsburg, Dundas, Canada
Death:
 
Marr:
 
4
Sarah Ann M. BECKSTEAD
Birth:
19 Jan 1836
Williamsburg, Dundas, Canada
Death:
5
Joseph E. BECKSTEAD
Birth:
12 Apr 1838
Williamsburg, Dundas, Canada
Death:
 
Marr:
 
6
Elton Efron BECKSTEAD
Birth:
19 May 1840
Carthage, Hancock, Illinois
Death:
30 Jan 1900
7
William I. BECKSTEAD
Birth:
11 Dec 1842
Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois
Death:
22 Jul 1880
Bellevue, Sarpy, Nebraska
8
Alma Albert BECKSTEAD
Birth:
28 Dec 1846
Pottawattomie, Iowa
Death:
12 Dec 1925
 
Marr:
 
FCID:4877:1651
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Francis Beckstead, Jr. - Mary Beckstead

Francis Beckstead, Jr. was born at Williamsburg, Canada 4 Jul 1810. His parents were Francis Beckstead, Sr. and Margaret (Margaritta) Barkley or Berkl.

He married Mary Beckstead 1829 . Mary Beckstead was born at Williamsburg, Canada 15 Sep 1810 daughter of Alexander Beckstead and Sarah Reddick .

They were the parents of 8 children:
Orin Mortimer Beckstead born 2 Feb 1830.
Sidney Marcus Beckstead born 19 Mar 1832.
Alexander D. Beckstead born 12 Apr 1834.
Sarah Ann M. Beckstead born 19 Jan 1836.
Joseph E. Beckstead born 12 Apr 1838.
Elton Efron Beckstead born 19 May 1840.
William I. Beckstead born 11 Dec 1842.
Alma Albert Beckstead born 28 Dec 1846.

Francis Beckstead, Jr. died 1848 at Missouri River, Iowa .

Mary Beckstead died 1867 at Belver, Ne .